Casualties. Mining Fatality. Kalgoorlie
Albert Brown, aged 24, was accidentally killed in South Kalgurli mine. He was shovelling ore at the 1000ft level when he fell down a winze, a distance of 150ft, and was killed…
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Fatal Landslide. Miners Overwhelmed. Fifty-two Lives Lost. Vancouver, March [?]
A landslide overwhelmed the Britannia copper mines. Fifty-two men, women and children were killed in their beds, and 15 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining Town Short of Water. Ardlethan
A large quantity of fodder and seed wheat is arriving at the local railway station and there will be a big area placed under crop this year. The weather is still dry, not half-an-inch of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Ship That Braved the Mines and Batteries of the Dardanelles
THE BRITISH CRUISING SCOUT AMETHYST. which braving the mine-field penetrated the Dardanelles as far as Nagura. which is situated at the bend above the marrowest part of the [?] by the enemy. and had 23 of her crew killed and 37 wounded. The Amethyst is a vessel of 3000 tons, with a speed of about 25 knots. and is quite unprotected. she [?] 3-pounders. The fleet is now busily engaged in sweeping the mine area, and during the week a British mine-sweeper was blown up. Progress will inevitably be slow…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining. Barriers Steady. Other Sections Slack. Business Restricted
In view of the near approach of the Easter vacation, operators are not inclined to enlarge their commitments, for fear of fluctuations in the London metal market occurring…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Miners and Cobar
The secretary of the Amalgamated Miners Association (Mr. Davios yesterday that he was warning going to Cobar in search of work,as he been informed, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Gas Accident
Richard Whitehead, a caretaker employed by the Australian Gas Light Company, was overcome by the fumes of coal gas escaping from pipes at which he was working in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining Notes
The secretary of the Carpathia tin mine writes.—"The mine manager reports as follows: "The assay value of the ore from the lode in the crosscut from the 204½ft level over…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie
The manager of the Sons of Gwalia reports that the winze being sunk at the coordinate distance 930 feet south, for depth of 23 feet, has averaged £5 a ton, over a width of 72…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Hunt for Gold
It is suggested in the "Berliner Tageblatt" that in view of the success which has attended the German Government wool week a gold week should be held, and that everyone…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Gold Exported From Sydney
Return showing the exports of gold (coined and uncoined) from the Port of Sydney, for which export entries have been received during the week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining in the State. Forest Reefs
Further activity in mining is showing on the Belubula, about one and a half miles from the Lyndhurst Company. Messrs. Peters, Honory, and party have been prospecting apart…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →B.H. South Mine. Lode at 1270 Feet Depth. Broken Hill
At the Broken Hill South mine last week the north-west crosscut (1270 feet level, section A 5), was extended to 126½ feet. The ore body was first entered at 15ft, and met the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Singapore Rising. Bought with German Gold. Excellently-pianned Attack. Fremantle
Captain Daglelah, master of the Singapore trader Charon, states this morning that the mutiny of a native regiment in Singapore was caused by the distribution of gold from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold Superstition. an Illuminating Article in the "Clarion," by Arthur Kitson
A commodity cannot function as money. Take gold, for example. As a commodity it is a very desirable metal, owing to certain physical qualities…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Great Cobar Mine
The London debenture holders of Great Cobar, Limited, have passed a resolution in favor of adopting the recommendations of Mr. Pellew Harvey to work, the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines and Minerals World's Gold Production Condition of the Industry in N.S.W.
The Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) has jut completed his annual compilation of statistics of the world's gold production. The data for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overcome by Coal Cas
Richard Whitehead, a caretaker employed by the Australian Gas Light Company, Sydney, was overcome by the fumes of coal gas escaping form pipes at which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In and About the Mines
From February 18 to March 17, inclusive, a total quantity of 26,178 tons of Mount Lyell ore has been treated, being 15,906 tons from the Mount Lyell mine, 10,189 tons from North Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Encouraging Mining. The Prospecting Vote
The N.S.W. Minister for Mines refer red on Tuesday to the passage in the annual report of the Under-Secretary for Mines calling attention to the inactivity…
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